Macduff Highland dancer makes Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo debut
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A MACDUFF Highland dancer has realised her childhood dream by performing at the the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
Rosey Watt (18) made her debut at the event, the first to be held at the iconic Edinburgh Castle since 2019, on Saturday, August 5.
Rosey arrived in Edinburgh one week before the show started for a series of intense rehearsals but the Aberdeenshire dancer said that all the hard work was worth it when she finally got to perform.
"I've gone along to see the Tattoo since I was little," Rosey said.
"It's always been a dream of mine to dance on the Esplanade at the Tattoo so to finally do it is just surreal.
"It definitely gave me some shivers because this has been one of my main goals.
"As soon as I stepped out the adrenaline just took over and the nerves went away.
"I had high expectations coming into it but I would say it has surpassed them so it has been even better than I expected."
Although still a teenager, Rosey can boast over a decade of Highland dancing experience having started at the age of three when her mum Audrey Watt introduced her to the traditional dancing style.
She has since worked with dance teacher Rosaline Hendry at the Hendry Watt Dance School and has taken part in dancing competitions around the world.
But the Tattoo is Rosey's biggest event to date.
"The crowds have been massive," Rosey said.
"There are lines right down the Royal Mile. I've never seen it so busy.
"I think everyone is just thankful to get back out to these kind of things again and you can see that in the crowd.
"They're just loving it."
Rosey is currently performing every night except for Sunday with two shows on Saturdays as thousands of spectators from Scotland and further afield flock to Edinburgh.
Despite achieving her dream, however, Rosey hasn't forgotten who helped her realise it.
"I'm so thankful to my dance teachers so my mum and Rosaline and then of course my family," Rosey added.
"I wouldn't be able to do it without them because they've been so supportive."
The former Banff Academy pupil will stay in Edinburgh performing the show until August 27 before starting her journalism course at Robert Gordon University in September.
